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Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students

The Hechinger Report

That’s starting to change as federal forecasts show part-time enrollment outpacing full-time enrollment through at least 2027 and other new figures shed light on how long it takes for part-time students to graduate. “Students like us were not the focus of the program,” she said. “A A lot of us felt invisible.”.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

The federal government projects that graduate enrollment will rise by about another 3 percent through 2027 — a much more sluggish pace than in the last 10 years. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors.

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Trust issues

The Hechinger Report

In at least four states, five tribal nations themselves are the lessees — paying the state for access to, collectively, more than 57,700 acres of land within their own reservation borders. However, six of the eight proposals up for funding between 2025 and 2027 would be transferred to tribal nations.